HCONRES 29 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 6, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2013
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should abandon the One China Policy in favor of a One China, One Taiwan Policy that recognizes Taiwan's sovereignty and independence; (2) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and (3) the President, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and other relevant U.S. officials should support Taiwan's full participation in the United Nations (U.N.) and any other international organization of which the United States is a member and for which statehood is a requirement.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2013 to Dec 12, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalApr 10, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesApr 26, 2013
R-CODoug LambornApr 30, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceApr 30, 2013
R-TXJoe BartonMay 3, 2013
R-NCVirginia FoxxMay 3, 2013
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerMay 6, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 6, 2013
R-TXKenny MarchantMay 8, 2013
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMay 13, 2013
R-COMike CoffmanSep 27, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversDec 11, 2013
R-OKJames LankfordDec 12, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
  2. Apr 10, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2013Introduced in House

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